Cravat holder



L. J. BlAGl CRAVAT HOLDER Dec. 28, 1948.

Filed Aug. 13, 1946 INVENTOR. Y Zea/4 Jfl z y 'A 7' TORNEYS PatentedDec. 28, 1948 UNITED si"-ATES ATE 2,457,341 CRAVAT notions Leon J.Biagi, .Buinford, R. 1., assignor to Swank, Inc., a corporation ofDelaware Application August 13, 1946, Serial No: 690,122

4 Claims. (01124- 49) l. This invention relates to a cravat holder forretaining a four-in-hand necktie in position on the shirt of the wearer.

It is desirable to provide some sort of a retainer for preventing thefour-in-hand necktie from swinging in the wind. Such retainers,particularly if they hold. the tie in position by forcing it against theshirt, hold the tie off to one side of a central position with referenceto the center line of the shirt.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a cravat holder whichwill retain the tie in position by pressing it against the shirt and yetwill maintain the tie substantially centrally of the vertical center1ine of the shirt.

Another object of this invention is to definitely locate the cravatholder with reference to the edge of the shirt and yet permit the tie tobe clamped against the shirt.

Another object of this invention is to clamp the back jaw of the cravatholder to the shirt while leaving the front bar or jaw of the cravatholder in a position to grip the tie and hold it in position on theshirt.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device which will be ofsimple construction and simple to manipulate.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of con-- struction, as will be more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a person wearing the cravat holder whichis the subject of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the cravat holder;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section of the cravat holder;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the two jaws of the cravat holder withmy improved retaining device tongue member detached;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the tongue member forming a part of theretainin device by itself;

Fig. '7 is a perspective view looking at the back of the cravat holderwith the parts in assembled position;

Fig. 8 is a section view on line 88 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing a modified arrangement of theholder.

In proceeding with this invention, I superimpose upon the back jaw of acravat holder a hook shaped tongue which will position the back jaw withrelatio to the edge of the shirt and which,

together with the back jaw will grip the edge of the shirt while leavingthe front jaw free to grip the necktie and hold it against the shirt.The

tongue is resilient so that pressure will flex it in one direction butthe inherent spring of the stock will move it back to gripping position.

With reference to the drawing, I0 designates the front bar or front jawof the cravat holder which is bent as at H with a rear jaw I2 extendingback along the front jaw or bar III. There is a sufficient resiliency byreason of the bend I I so that when these jaws are moved apart they willmove toward each other into gripping relation with any piece of fabricplaced between them.

The rear jaw I2 is slotted at as I3 and notched on its opposite edges asat I4 and I5 at a point spaced from the slot. A tongue designatedgenerally I6 is provided with a pair of arms I! and I8 to be bent aboutthe back jaw at the location of the notches I4 and I5 so as to hold thistongue fixedly in position at one end. The shank I9 of the tongue isenlarged as at 20 at one end and is cut out as at 2I by lifting the hook22 from this portion of the stock. This hook has an abutment portion 23and a portion 24 which extends generally parallel to the shank I9. Thishook 22 will be so located as to pass through the slot I3 in the rearjaw and the entire tongue will be so arched as shown in Figs. '7 and 8that the end portion 20 will engage the rear jaw I2 adjacent the bend II.

In operation the center portion 24 of this tongue which is arched asshown in Figs. 7 and 8 is pressed inwardly which will space the portion24 of the hook from the rear jaw I2. The edge 25 of the shirt may thenbe positioned into the hook and against the abutment portion 23 (seeFig. 8) and then the tongue released so that the hook portion 24 willpress the edge of the shirt against the inner surface of the rear jaw I2so as to securely bind it in position. A cravat 26 may then bepositioned between the front jaw or bar I0 and the shirt being backed upby the r main portion of the rear jaw I2. Thus the cravat will be heldso that its opposite edges 21 and '28 will be centralized with referenceto the center of the shirt which will be closely related to the edge ofthe shirt which is gripped by the hook portion.

In some cases the tongue I6 as shown in Fig. 9 is formed integrally withthe rear jaw I 2, it being formed by longitudinal slits extending frompoint 30 to a point 3! short of the end of the jaw I2, with the portionbetween the slits raised and 3 bent to form a hook as at 24' I claim:

1. A cravat holder comprising a front bar, a rear jaw bent therefrom forreception and gripping of a cravat between them by the inherentresiliency of the material of which the holder is made, and meansindependent of the front bar and cooperating with the rear jaw to clampthe rear jaw to edge 01 a shirt: at a 'iiositio'rr locatedfllietween thefront bar and the rear bar;

2. A cravat holder as set forth in claim 1. wherein'said means are solocated intermediate the ends of the jaw that said jaw extends afliiotltsides of the shirt edge a substantial extent.

with abutment 23'.

3. A cravat holder as set"forth-. claim 1. .I,382;513

wherein said means comprises a resilient tongue having a hook carriedthereby to eiamptlie eidgtr of a shirt against the forward face of therear jaw.

4. A cravat holder asset forthin claim 1 wherein said' means comprises aresilient-tongue mounted on the jaw distant from the bar and having ahook carried thereby, said rear jaw being slotted and said hook movablethrough said slot to grip the edge of a shirt and force the same 5against the opposite face of said rear jaw.

LEON J. BIAGI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the 10 fileof this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS lfiinnlier Name Date 1,190,4A6 Moore July 11, 1916Kelly June 21, 1921 2,123,601 Gehrig July 12, 1938 2306,400 Pumps Aug.2'7, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS 20 Number Country Date 8832908" France Apr.5,- 1943

